POV1988 | TV Show

This acclaimed, long-running documentary series is a showcase for independent films on a wide variety of subjects, from the heartwarming (`Sweet Old Song,' about a 91-year-old musician) to the whimsical (`The Sweetest Sound,' a study of names) to the contr (more…)This acclaimed, long-running documentary series is a showcase for independent films on a wide variety of subjects, from the heartwarming (`Sweet Old Song,' about a 91-year-old musician) to the whimsical (`The Sweetest Sound,' a study of names) to the controversial (`Live Free or Die,' about an abortion doctor). Whatever the subject, the most important criterion is that the films express a `point of view.'

Season 8, Episode 5 Uprising of 34

First Aired: June 25, 1995

Recalling "The Uprising of '34," a strike by Southern textile-mill workers that sent an estimated 400,000 to the picket lines. Events preceding the strike are described by participants. Included: archival footage of strikers; how "company towns" controlled mill employees.